Scotland
Cruach Tairbeirt
415M
1362FT
About Cruach Tairbeirt
Rising steeply between Loch Lomond and Loch Long, Cruach Tairbeirt is the pint-sized overachiever of the Arrochar Alps. While Munro-baggers rush toward The Cobbler, this modest Marilyn offers superior panoramas for half the cardiovascular tax. It is the ultimate 'I missed my train' consolation prize.
Key Statistics
Rank
480th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
Prominence
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280m
Nearest Town
Tarbet
Geology
This hill is built from ancient layers of hardened sand and mud. Magma once squeezed into cracks here, leaving behind stripes of tough volcanic rock.
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN312058
Latitude
56.2147°N
Longitude
4.7235°W
Did You Know?
- •The name translates from Gaelic as 'The Hill of the Isthmus.' This refers to the narrow mile-wide neck of land separating the freshwater Loch Lomond from the sea-loch, Loch Long.
- •In 1263, Viking raiders under King Haco famously dragged their longships across this narrow strip of land. This allowed them to bypass the sea defenses and pillage the inland villages of Loch Lomond.
- •The hill sits directly above the Arrochar and Tarbet railway station. It is arguably the most convenient 'leg stretcher' for passengers waiting on the often-delayed West Highland Line.
- •The summit offers a unique perspective on the 'Arrochar Alps' without the knee-crunching descent. You get a front-row seat to the iconic jagged profile of The Cobbler across the glen.
- •In the height of summer, the bracken grows with such prehistoric enthusiasm that the path becomes an orienteering puzzle. You will likely spend more time performing an accidental interpretative dance than actual hiking.